Twice winner of the Romantic Novelist of the Year Award, Janey Morris (a.k.a. Rosie Thomas, http://rosiethomasauthor.com/) writes compellingly of love and loss. Her latest masterpiece will wring your heart out like the spin cycle of a powerful German washing machine. The summary is as follows. London in 1870 is a terrifying place for a young, beautiful woman of […]
Clydesdale at the start of February is a place where the very air hurts one’s face. Icy blasts, incessant rain and road closures make for a chorus of mockery for the munchkins who live here. One could be forgiven for dreaming of sun drenched happy summer days in the Italian Lakes. Blend that with the thrill
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Annie Murray (http://www.anniemurray.co.uk/index.html) writes Birmingham centred saga fiction in the style of Margaret Dickinson and Katie Flynn. If you’ve not enjoyed her luscious prose, why not give her latest a go? The summary is as follows. Growing up in Birmingham, Sylvia and Audrey Whitehouse have always been like chalk and cheese. When the Second World
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Josephine Cox (http://www.josephinecox.com/) has touched the hearts of millions with (at the last count) her 44 novels and is in the top 3 most borrowed authors from public libraries. If that is not an endorsement nothing is. Let me tempt you with the following offering. Do you ever have the feeling that there should have
Lesley Pearse (http://www.lesleypearse.com/) cultivates her fiction as if it were a young sapling. She waters it with care until something beautiful has grown. No matter how severe the adversity the pure in spirit will always triumph. No one should miss out on her uplifting tales. Her 22nd masterpiece, Survivor, will be published in February 2014. How
Peter James (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_James_(writer) and http://www.peterjames.com/) offers us the ninth book in the Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series. The summary is as follows. A vicious robbery at a secluded Brighton mansion leaves its elderly occupant dying, and millions taken in valuables. But Detective Grace rapidly learns that there is one item, of priceless sentimental value, that her
Peter May (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_May_(writer)) was a Scottish journalist who wrote for The Scotsman and The Glasgow Evening Times. He has gone on to become a highly successful novelist, penning among other works The Lewis Trilogy and The China Thrillers. Well into his stride now as a practised crime author, his latest is Entry Island (2014). The summary is as
Jeffery Deaver (http://www.jefferydeaver.com/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Deaver) practiced law before embarking on a successful career as a best-selling novelist. He has been awarded the Steel Dagger and Short Story Dagger from the British Crime Writers’ Association and the Nero Wolfe Award, and he is a three-time recipient of the Ellery Queen Reader’s Award for Best Short Story
Ever popular Nora Roberts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_Roberts) has a new offering. The summary is as follows. With indifferent parents, Iona Sheehan grew up craving devotion and acceptance. From her maternal grandmother, she learned where to find both: a land of lush forests, dazzling lakes, and centuries-old legends. County Mayo, Ireland. Where her ancestors’ blood and magic have flowed
